Author Event Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when authors Paul Bowen & Reggie Byrd will be signing copies of We’re Never Leaving the Tent.
Follow the story of two young campers as they come face to face with Bigfoot! He's BIG, he's LOUD, and he's HAIRY -- In other words, SCARY! With him outside and appearing very different than the boys, they have decided to NEVER LEAVE THEIR TENT...But is that really what's best?
Author Event: July 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on July 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kelley Messinger will be signing copies of his book Walls of Secrecy.
From the back of the book:
Pressure Punks. Bikers. Kids. Lifers. Dings. Girls. Dealers. Everyone fit into one prison group or another, sometimes more than one group. In 1971 I had to figure out where I was going to fit, and becoming a Biker had a huge impact on my survival. My name is Kelley D. Messinger and I lived a decade in maximum security at Washington State Penitentiary. This is my story.
Twenty-three-year old Kelley D. Messinger was convicted in Washington in the early 1970s of killing his teen-aged wife. This book is his memoir of his decade in prison and the maximum-security unit at Washington State Penitentiary. Chronicling a ludicrous prison governance system, this book captures the life of prisoners including social hierarchy, survival rules, violence, rape, murder, and defense tactics. The book’s characters, his fellow prisoners as well as prison administration and staff, are in many cases, stranger than could be invented by a fiction writer. However, Mr. Messinger’s undefeated will to survive in this environment colors the tone of the book with his humorous, witty and grounding perspective.
Ultimately Mr. Messinger’s case was brought to the attention of Washington Governor Dixy Lee Ray, who happened to be touring a Washington State Trooper’s Academy. Her interest in Mr. Messinger’s conviction was piqued when she heard the investigation used to convict him was used as a case study for how NOT to investigate crimes. When she inquired as to the outcome of the criminal trial, she learned Mr. Messinger was then serving a life sentence in maximum security. Before Governor Ray left office, she exonerated Mr. Messinger.
Author Event: July 6, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on July 6, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Sherri Maret will be signing copies of her new book Twelve Days of Summer.
This companion to Twelve Days of Winter is another book to read or sing along with children. In this reimagined version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” wildlife is observed during summer. The animals enjoy warmer weather, blooming flowers, and sunny days. Summer is also a busy time for animal parents who are wrangling their little ones. “On the first day of summer we looked around to see a black bear in an oak tree.”
Can you find a curious chipmunk watching other animals enjoying the summer?
Author Event: Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 29, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Joyce Byers Hill will be signing copies of the book Building Dreams.
About the book…
Matt Phoenix and Aiden Byers came from very different backgrounds, but they thought of each other as brothers. After an apprenticeship at Byers Construction, Matt said he wanted to try building houses someday. Aiden suggested they do it together. They were learning a lot from Aiden’s dad and uncle, and their first house project was going well. Then disaster struck. Would they be able to pick up the pieces of their dream and move on?
Bailey Campbell and her younger sister Emma never liked living in the big city. When Bailey decided to apply for an Associate Pastor position in a small town on the other side of the state, Emma rode along to keep her company. Why did the name of the town sound so familiar to her? Would the Campbell sisters be leaving the city and building their dreams in a place called Hope?
Building Dreams is a story of hope, healing, and second chances. It shows us that it’s never too late to start over. And it reminds us just how big our dreams can be when we allow God to lead our lives.
Author Event: Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Dennis Dauble will be signing copies of his new book, A Rustic Cabin.
From the back of the book:
After searching the slopes of northeastern Oregon’s Blue Mountains for five years, Dauble stumbles upon a circa 1940 log cabin located inside a former dude ranch/hot springs resort in the Umatilla River canyon. Through it all—the fixups, 100-year flood, passing of loved ones—nineteen years of ownership have passed with no regret. Part natural history, part memoir, and part practical advice, A Rustic Cabin is an entertaining account of one man’s dream of owning a cabin near a rushing trout stream. His love of place and family will raise your spirit and fill your heart with delight.
Author Event: Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, June 1, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kate Moore will be signing copies of CHELSEA SKYE, NATURE SPY.
Chelsea Skye grows bored when her family spend all their time on their devices during “the year the world turned upside down.” With nothing to do, she begins watching the world outside her window—and when she spies a mama robin struggling to build a nest, she comes up with an ingenious way to help.
This is a story about hope, love, and paying attention to the beauty around us—and doing our part to help those in need.
About the Author
Kate McCarroll Moore is a lifelong educator and former poet laureate for the City of San Ramon, California. She is the author of two novels for children, Elinormal and New Girl: e Further Adventures of Elinormal, and has also published poetry collections for adults. She never grows tired of people-watching and eavesdropping, using her writer’s imagination to turn ordinary events into unique characters with interesting stories to tell.
Kate lives with her family in Northern California. Most days, you can nd her in her garden, reading, writing, painting, and listening to the birds.
About the Illustrator
Michelle Simpson is a full-time illustrator based out of the Niagara Region of Canada. She graduated with a BAA in illustration from Sheridan College. Michelle’s main focus is on children’s book illustrations and educational material for kids. She has worked with many large publishing houses and has also created concept artwork and nal backgrounds for season two of the children’s TV show Ollie: e Boy Who Became What He Ate and season one of Tee and Mo.
Author Event: Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Ken Wilson will be signing copies of “Guilty as Sin.”
A young boy drowns while on a fishing trip with his father. Detectives learn of a substantial life insurance policy and suspect murder and insurance fraud. Follow the investigation and subsequent court proceedings to the end.
From the back cover:
Author Event: Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 18, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Barton Jones will be signing copies of Reputation.
From the back cover:
Three brothers, Whammy, Zeke and Benny, are becoming adults in the present-day world of miserably unhappy, scheming, badly-coifed, fashion-felon social justice warriors. The boys must protect their reputations and characters in much the same way as Victorian ladies fought to maintain their virtue and honor--albeit without being allowed to faint or have the 'vapors.' Additionally, it is highly impractical to carry 10-foot poles.
Author Event: Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Adam Gervis will be signing copies of “What they couldn’t see.”
From the back cover
Trinnie is due to celebrate her thirtieth birthday in March of 2020 which is an important milestone for her. Over the last five years Trinnie has made some close friends, all seven of whom are invited to the party. She chooses where to go and has one of the friends make all the arrangements at some of her favorite hangout spots. Then Covid hits, everything has to be cancelled and the birthday celebration becomes a Zoom party. Amy, who is making the arrangements, decides to throw a creative wrinkle into things (unbeknownst to Trinnie) by asking each friend to create a T-shirt which visually explains their relationship to Trinnie. They will then reveal their designs at the party through an unboxing. Each chapter begins with a party goer unboxing their T-shirt revealing their connection with Trinnie. As the party begins all of the guests realize that other than Trinnie, they are looking at six strangers. Though the story is set in Seattle the reader is transported to other parts of America and to Europe through each character’s relationship with Trinnie. Each party guest describes their personal journey in becoming friends with Trinnie and the impact she’s had on their life. Each individual history has twists and turns which shine light on who these friends are as well as giving the reader insight into Trinnie’s inner thoughts.
About the author
Adam R Gervis grew up in central London in a political family with six sisters. After starting in sports management in England he sought new challenges in America. In America he has been a coach, teacher and businessman which has given him the opportunity to observe a wide range of personalities as they make their way in life.
Author Event: Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, April 27, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Jessica Bishop, will be signing copies of A Place Worth Fighting For.
Not your average romance…Jessi Bishop is what the Chinese call a “left over lady.” Educated and reasonably ambitious, she recently returned from overseas to open Xu Nan Martial Arts, a school specializing in first generation Nan Taiji. The only thing that she really wants now is a family, but she’s had her heart broken too many times to count and has no real hope that the man of her dreams actually exists. Let’s face it; no man wants a woman who owns a martial arts school. Resigned to be single forever, Miss B expects to have a normal summer, until two strangers appear and turn her world upside down…Timothy found himself homeless at fifteen. As if being an orphan wasn’t bad enough, but now there was no way he could go back to live with his abusive cousin, and legal guardian, Eddie. Having never met his father, and witnessing his mother’s murder five years ago, there is no where left for him to go. After all, who would take in a battered teen and a box of kittens? The door he knocks on will change his life…These two are about to learn that fate has an odd way of messing with people, and if someone is willing to take the risk, anything is possible.
Author Event: Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 11am - 2pm
Pleas join us on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 11am - 2pm when author Myron Bishop will be signing copies of Forty Days 40 Nights.
Forty Days, 40 Nights recounts the journey that took place after Jesus of Nazareth was resurrected from the grave to his final ascent into Heaven. This book is based on the folklore and mythology that surrounds this specific time. Where did he go and what did he do in these 40 days? These tales strive to answer the unknown, and will invite each reader to consider the possibilities of the lost time between his resurrection and ascension to Heaven.
About the Author
After a long career of traveling the world and interacting with people from all across the globe, Myron Bishop retired from his government service. He is a proud, lifetime member of the VFW with an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army.
Author Event: Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 11am to 2pm when author Kelsie White will be signing copies of the book “Planted in Simplicity.”
Planted in Simplicity is a quick-start whole food, plant-based cookbook consisting of 30+ recipes and nutrition facts to help you start your journey to a healthier you. Includes 4 meal plans and shopping lists to make it easy to implement these recipes into your daily life.
Author Event: April 6, 2024 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on April 6, 2024 from 11am - 2pm when author Rebecca Olmstead will be signing copies of the book “Dreams and Illusions” as well as “Malice, Matrimony, and Murder,” which she is a contributor.
Dreams and Illusions
The Gabrielle Dorian Mystery Series debuts October 4, 2023!
Gabrielle is a dreamer. Some call her a psychic, others clairvoyant. Her parents called it a gift, but why would a gift help people she barely knew and not prevent a drunk driver from taking her parents’ lives?
Two years later, tragedy strikes again, and Gabrielle’s dreams take a dark turn when a menacing figure begins to haunt them. Gabrielle fears the worst when she receives a cryptic call from her estranged sister, Tina. Leaving the comfort of her small hometown, Whitman, Washington, for the city of Seattle, she finds Tina accused of first-degree murder, a capital offense.
It’s been over ten years since Gabrielle saw her sister, but time hasn’t eased their strained relationship. Still, Gabrielle can’t turn her back on Tina and her children. Complicating matters, one of the detectives on the case is Matthew Pierce, a blast from Gabrielle’s past she wished had stayed there. With tensions rising and no clue whom she can trust, Gabrielle must decipher her dreams and face some old demons to uncover the truth. But the truth isn’t always what it seems.
Malice, Matrimony, & Murder
26 Authors came together for this collection of Cozy Wedding Mystery/Crime Short Stories, including yours truly! I’m so excited to release my latest story, “Love and Death in Madison, Georgia.”
It’s 1957, and Violet Davenport is marrying a man she does not care for. Her nurse, Mama Bea, says the good Lord has a way of working things out. But, when the groom drops dead at the reception, it appears someone took matters into their own hands.
Author Event: Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Marleen Ramsey will be signing copies of My Mother Told Me Stories.
The story starts in the voice of 10-year-old Megan as she remembers the adventures of growing up in Walla Walla, a town in the southeastern corner of Washington State in the early 1960s. Megan has the usual struggles of growing up that most children have, but her concerns are complicated with the reality that she is half-Japanese and half-White. She also struggles with one concern that is unique to her and that is to understand why her mother is overly-protective and hovering, so different from the mothers of her friends. The mystery grows when she discovers pictures of her mother standing with a little Asian girl that she had never seen before in front of a drab and desolate looking building somewhere in an empty and arid landscape. On the back of the picture is written, Minidoka, 1943.
The second section of the book is written in a third voice narrative of what Megan’s mother, Hitomi, experiences after the attack on Pearl Harbor and the heart-breaking disruptions that turn her life upside down. Hitomi’s pre-war life is destroyed and she must re-build her future from the ashes of the past. This is a story of ordinary people, focusing centrally on one woman’s experience of extreme discrimination and disruption of her life. But it is also a story of surprising kindness, generosity, and friendship, of forgiveness and reconciliation, and the enduring love of family.
The final chapter of the book resolves the mystery of the sister Megan never knew she had and Hitomi’s reconciliation to the tragedy and loss she experienced during her incarceration at Minidoka.
About the author:
I.M. Ramsey has worked in a variety of roles in counseling, teaching, and administration at the collegiate level and feels very fortunate to have spent her entire professional career in academia. She retired in December of 2017 from teaching and her position as Vice President of Instruction (VPI), Chief Academic Officer (CAO) at Walla Walla Community College. Her primary research interest has focused on the impact of empathy and forgiveness and the relational dynamics between perpetrators and those who extend forgiveness to them.
My Mother Told Me Stories, is her first novel with the story based upon the themes found in her South African research of apartheid political perpetrators who received empathy and forgiveness from family members of their victims. I.M. Ramsey lives in Washington State and enjoys spending time with her husband, their daughters, sons-in-law, and three grandsons, a.k.a. “the three scampering squirrels.”
Author Event: Friday, November 3, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Friday, November 3, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Heidi Rau will be signing copies of Are You Sealed with the Seal of God?
From the back cover:
There are many views in the world today regarding what people think the seal of God is. Are You Sealed with the Seal of God? focuses on a biblical view of the seal of God and why it cannot be some of the more traditional views many people believe today.
Written in an easy-to-understand language, Heidi emphasizes the importance of the seal of God, as it determines who is saved and who is not at the coming of Jesus. Those who are not sealed will be deceived into obtaining the mark of the beast and will be eternally lost. It is vital that we are sealed now, before the coming deception that will deceive the whole world. Heidi's ultimate goal is for readers to understand what the seal of God is and take the necessary steps to be sealed before it is too late. Are you sealed with the seal of God?
About the Author
Heidi Rau and her husband are active members in the ministry of their church. They have two daughters and two little Maltese dogs. Heidi graduated from Walla Walla College with a BS degree in education and a minor in math and theology. She loves reading spiritual books and spending time studying God's word. In her spare time, she also enjoys learning to cook tasty, non-dairy dishes, gardening, and finding the answers to puzzling questions.
Author Event: Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Sherri Maret will be signing copies of her books.
Author Event: Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, October 14, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Rob Phillips will be signing copies of Cascade Man Hunt.
Rob Phillips is an award-winning newspaper and magazine writer and the author of the critically acclaimed “Luke McCain mystery series,”featuring a fish and wildlife officer who, with the assistance of his faithful yellow Labrador retriever Jack, patrols the mountains, streams and trails of the Pacific Northwest.
In his best-selling debut novel “The Cascade Killer,”Phillips gets his protagonists involved in a search for someone who is murdering women and dumping their bodies in the Cascade Mountains of Central Washington.
In the four Luke McCain mysteries that have followed, Luke and Jack have run down murderers, kidnappers, eco-terrorists, and several other criminals, including an organized gang of poachers, in the just-released “Cascade Manhunt.”
A book Phillips wrote about his life with dogs, was released last Christmas. “A Dog Life Well Lived” shares many heartwarming, scary and funny tales of a lifetime spent outdoors with some amazing four-legged family members.
Phillips’ column, “The Northwest Sportsman,” has appeared virtually every week for the last 32 years in the Yakima Herald-Republic.
Rob and his wife Terri, live in Yakima, Washington withone very spoiled Labrador retriever named Bailey.
Author Event: Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Please join us on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 11am to 2pm when author Carolyn Neufeld will be signing copies of Molly Magee and Bees in the Two Cherry Trees.
Author Event: Friday, October 6, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
Author Event: Saturday, September 23, 2023 from 11am to 2pm
